The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed removing unnecessary data requests for thousands of firms, as it responds to the UK Prime Minister’s growth-focused letter.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has broadened its offerings by introducing US stock trading, marking its expansion into fiat-backed equities on the platform.

has become the first digital payment service provider to apply for a card issuing licence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Nikhil Rathi has been reappointed as Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (@TheFCA) to spearhead the regulator’s new approach to financial regulatory oversight.

Revolut has made significant strides in #India, receiving a full Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI) licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Santander has reported that over £18m was stolen from its UK customers through authorised push payment (APP) #fraud in the first quarter of 2025.

Cryptocurrency exchange @bitgetglobal has sponsored Flávio Sampaio, a driver in the upcoming Porsche Cup Brasil 2025.

The Financial Conduct Authority (@TheFCA) has announced it will ‘reform how it regulates’, aligning with the UK government’s overarching goal of driving economic growth.

Robinhood’s event contracts continue to attract regulatory attention, with the Massachusetts securities regulator launching an investigation into the company’s recent move.

Visa is strengthening its foothold in the #ryptocurrency market through a potential strategic partnership with Sam Altman’s World Network.

Legal experts in the US are divided by the Treasury’s decision to repeal sanctions imposed on #tornadocash, which has reignited debates on the remit of financial privacy and crime prevention.

Monzo Bank has launched Monzo Split, a tool to help customers share the burden of #payments with friends and family.

Lloyds Banking Group has announced a multi-year agreement with @Oracle as it aims to become more cloud-native and maximise its use of data to deliver new services.

Max Collinge, Head of Product at Yaspa, writes for Payment Expert on why the PSR-FCA merger is good news for UK fintechs, especially those in #OpenBanking.

The UK government has praised the Financial Conduct Authority’s (@TheFCA) invite for feedback on removing the £100 #contactless limit.

The US has made significant strides toward becoming the world’s “crypto capital” as the #stablecoin bill, the GENIUS Act, advances toward a full Senate vote.

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has stated that government authorities, banks and businesses need to cooperate to embrace the new National Payments Strategy.

The Financial Data and Technology Association of North America (@FDATAnorth) has called on #Canada to “hasten” the delivery of Open Finance.

Amazon and Santander have introduced the Amazon Visa credit card for customers in Austria, issued by Zinia, Santander’s consumer finance platform.

Apple’s battle with the UK government over encrypted data access has sparked a debate over privacy, security and regulatory oversight, to put it mildly. Payment Expert gathers three experts' thoughts on the situation. #apple #data.